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I suppose one could make the case that FANFARE (a summer-replacement music series on CBS) would be the first national appearance of the Brass, particularly in prime time. THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW was probably almost as big nationally, but it was a syndicated daytime show run by Westinghouse Broadcasting, first from Cleveland, later from Philadelphia.

I think my first exposure to them on TV was on the Grammy show the following year - but possibly that ED SULLIVAN SHOW.

Here's a bit of a different promo for Herb's first television special. It's at the tail end of a long promo for the "new" series, HAWAII FIVE-O. At around 5:45, the announcer, Art Gilmore, tells viewers that the upcoming season will have the "look of something special" on CBS, as we catch glimpses of Herb & The TjB.